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The following table is in the handwriting of Bauman, Major Commandant of Artillery :
"RETURN OP THE ORDNANCE IN THE DIFFERENT FORTS, BATTERIES, &C, AT WEST POINT AND ITS DE-
PENDENCIES, SEPT. 5, 1780.
Metal. Garrison Carriages. Garrison Carriages. Traveling Carriages. Garrison Carriages. Stocked Carriages. Garrison Carriages. Garrison Carriages. Stocked Carriages. Traveling Carriages. Garrison Carriages. Traveling Carriages. Traveling Carriages. Mortars Howitzers.
Inches. Inches. Inches.
24 is 12 9 5 4 3 O 5% «i 8 Tot
....{ Brass Iron I 6 rjfa I I | 5 5 j3? }*3
....{ Brass Iron 5 2 2 1 4 }.,
Iron 4 T T 5 10 5 3 2
South Battery. . . . Iron /\
Iron T 2
Iron 2
Webb's Redoubt..... Iron I 2 1 4
Sherman's Redoubt.... Iron 2 3 5
Megg's Redoubt..... Iron 1 I 2
South Redoubt...... Iron T /[ 5 6
North Redoubt...... Iron 3 3
Wyllys's Redoubt. .... Iron 2 3 5
Rocky Hill, No. 4..... Iron 2 2
" No. 1..... Iron 1 4 5
" No. 2..... Iron 2 2
Verplanck's Point..... Brass 2 1 3
1 1 4
1
Total.......... .....1 I I18 * 141 5 | 9 14 5 - 1 3 6|5 11 2 1 100
3 brass 24 pounders.
7 " 12
1 '' 8-inch howitzer.
N.B.—The following ordnance not distributed :
No. 6 iron 12 pounder.
4 " 9 "
1 " 6
1 " 4
2 " 3 "
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The following description of the works at West Point and its dependencies is in the handwriting of Arnold,
endorsed " Remarks on Works at West Point, a copy to be transmitted to his Excellency General Washington.
Sep'r, 1780."
'' Port Arnold is built of Dry Fascines and Wood, is in a ruinous condition, incompleat, and subject to take
Fire from Shells or Carcasses.
" Fort Putnam, Stone, Wanting great repairs, the wall on the East side broke down, and rebuilding From
the Foundation ; at the West and South side nave been a Chevaux-de-Frise, on the West side broke in many
Places. The East side open; two Bomb Proofs and Provision Magazine in the Fort, and Slight Wooden
Barrack.—A commanding piece of ground 500 yards West, between the Fort and No. 4—or Rocky Hill.
"Fort Webb, built of Fascines and Wood, a slight Work, very dry, and liable to be set on fire, as the
approaches are very easy, without defences, save a slight Abattis.
'' Fort Wyllys, built of stone 5 feet high, the Work above plank filled with Earth, the stone work 15 feet,
the Earth 9 feet thick.—No Bomb Proofs, the Batteries without the Fort.
"Redoubt No. 1. On the South side wood 9 feet thick, the Wt. North and East sides 4 feet thick, no
cannon in the works, a slight and single Abattis, no ditch or Pickett. Cannon on two Batteries. No Bomb
Proofs.
" Redoubt No. 2. The same as No. 1. No Bomb Proofs.
" Redoubt No. 3, a slight Wood Work 3 Feet thick, very Dry, no Bomb Proofs, a single Abattis, the work
easily set on fire—no cannon.
